Where does “zébrâne” come from?
zébrâne (French) comes from French zèbre, from Portuguese zebra, from Old Portuguese enzebro, from Old Portuguese cebrario, from Vulgar Latin eciferus, from Latin equiferus, from Latin equus, from Proto-Italic ekwos — swift.
zébrâne (French): zeedonk
Definitions
- zeedonk
Ancestry of “zébrâne”, step by step
zébrâne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French zèbre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | zèbre | zebra; guy, chap; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Portuguese | zebra | zebra |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | enzebro | — |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | cebrario | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | eciferus | fool, wild ass, donkey; wild horse |
| 6 | Latin | equiferus | wild horse |
| 7 | Latin | equus | a horse; a steed, charger |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ekwos | horse |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éḱwos | stallion, horse |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁oh₁ḱu- | swift |
via French âne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | âne | donkey, ass; idiot, moron; dunce |
| 2 | Middle French | asne | donkey; ass |
| 3 | Old French | asne | donkey; ass |
| 4 | Latin | asinus | a donkey, an ass; an ass, an idiot, a dolt, a... |
| 5 | Latin | acinus | a berry, especially the grape; the seed of a... |
| 6 | Latin | acies | sharp edge or point; battle line; battle,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |